Eligibility

Below you will find information about the kinds of institutions we fund and the kinds of records eligible for funding. If your question is not answered here, please contact USHRAB Executive Secretary Gen Miller. We also have a funding cheat sheet that answers common eligibility questions available for download.

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Which institutions are eligible?

  • State, county, municipal, tribal, or other non-Federal units of government responsible for the care and custody of permanent records
  • University and college special collections and archives
  • Historical societies, museums, libraries, and other cultural heritage institutions who care for documentary collections
  • Other non-profit organizations (must have 501(c)(3) status)

What records are eligible?

  • Manuscripts, personal and family papers, organizational and business archives
  • Permanent records of enduring and historical value created by non-Federal units of government
  • Collections of photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings, and electronic records
  • Unpublished architectural, cartographic, and engineering drawings